Festival - Tortuga 2023

After yet another sizzling weekend on the beach of Ft. Lauderdale, lucky Tortuga attendees can look forward to what's sure to be a fantastic oceanside celebration in 2026.

Brimming with good tunes and good times once again, the Florida-based country music event is known for more than its star-packed lineups and dreamy shoreline views. Beyond that, the festival's commitment to marine conservation makes Tortuga once of the country genre's must-attend extravaganzas. 

Leading the way in 2026 will be headlining sets from the likes of Post Malone, Kenny Chesney and Riley Green, with appearances also set from Russell Dickerson, Ashley Cooke, Graham Barham, Tyler Hubbard and more.

Here, we'll have all the up-to-date news on line-up announcements, the latest ticket and festival pass details, and any further exciting info and details for the 2026 edition. 

For the full Tortuga Music Festival 2026 lineup with day splits, see below:


Post Malone
Dwight Yoakam
Ice Cube
Flatland Cavalry
Lukas Nelson
Ashley Cooke
Sons of Legion
Chayce Beckham
Surfer Girl
Emily Ann Roberts
Chandler Walters
Elizabeth Nichols
Hunter Flynn
Lakeview
Mary Kutter


Riley Green
Tyler Hubbard
The Fray
Clay Walker
Colbie Caillat
G. Love & Special Sauce
Graham Barham
Afroman
Brittney Spencer
Buffalo Traffic Jam
Cole Goodwin
Owen Riegling
Preston Cooper
Solon Holt
Adam David


Kenny Chesney
Russell Dickerson
Dustin Lynch
Shane Smith & The Saints
Josh Ross
Uncle Kracker
Amanda Shires
Greylan James
The Wheeland Brothers
Brandon Wisham
The Jack Wharff Band
McCoy Moore
Something Out West
The Band Loula
Rhys Rutherford

Stay tuned for full ticketing and pass information for the 2026 edition of Tortuga Music Festival to be announced in the coming months.

: A portion of your purchase goes to Rock the Ocean, a non-profit that focuses of ocean conservation in and around the southern US.

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When it came to the 2025 edition of Tortuga, organizers didn't hold back a single punch.

Boasting headlining performances from Jelly Roll, Keith Urban and Luke Combs, the impressive trio were joined by a long list of the genre's biggest and best stars.

Throughout the mutli-day spread, artists like Parker McCollum, Ludacris, Jordan Davis, Shaboozey, Megan Moroney, Cody Jinks, Wyatt Flores, Corey Kent, Yelawolf, Restless Road and more all delivered thrilling sets on the Florida beaches.

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Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post, has been making quite the name for himself in the mainstream musical arena for over a decade.

The artist first gained major recognition with his debut single, 'White Iverson,' in 2015, followed by his debut album, 2016's 

. Featuring major, career defining hits like 'Congratulations' and 'I Fall Apart,' Post Malone's reputation for genre blending started to become something worth keeping an eye on.

In the years since, Post Malone's subsequent albums, 

, built on his uncanny ability to cross musical boundaries, featuring a mix of trap, rock and pop influences. These albums included chart-topping singles like 'Rockstar' and 'Circles,' and solidified his status as a multi-Platinum, hit making artist in every sense of the word.

At the turn of 2024, Post Malone began what has become a fruitful venture into the country music scene, a shift that has led to a bevy of once-in-a-lifetime collaborations, incredible appearances across festivals worldwide and a globe-spanning tour that's kept Post busy throughout the bulk of 2025.

Signaling a new chapter in his ever-evolving musical journey, Post Malone's debut country album,

, arrived in August 2024 and featured blockbuster team ups with country icons like Morgan Wallen, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs and Lainey Wilson, among others. Totaling 18 songs, with a deluxe version featuring an additional nine solo tracks, the project saw instant standouts in songs like ‘Go to Hell’, ‘Nosedive’ with Wilson and ‘I Had Some Help’ featuring Wallen).

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Post Malone

Post Malone has been making quite the name for himself in the mainstream musical arena for over a decade, recently venturing into the world of country music.

Post Malone: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

Riley Green is the flag-bearer for what some call ‘Lifestyle Country’, with the Alabama native infusing the muddy waters of the St. Johns River and the sandy brown soil of his hometown into every song he crafts.

Riley’s widely lauded 2019 debut album, 

, epitomised this, with the titular down-home anthem provoking such a fervent response from listeners that the singer-songwriter decided to re-record it alongside Luke Combs for his 2023 sophomore project, 

As that blockbuster duet accelerates towards the business-end of the Country Radio charts, ‘Different Round Here’ looks set to become Riley Green’s third No. 1 single, joining the rowdy ‘There Was This Girl’ and Riley’s infectious, beer-soaked Thomas Rhett collaboration, ‘Half Of Me’.

Despite never hitting the top spot on the charts, Riley’s double-Platinum single, ‘I Wish Grandpas Never Died’, has gone on to define the sound and themes that underpin Riley Green’s sonic DNA, with the legacy and wisdom of his grandfathers continuing to serve as key inspirations, most viscerally on ‘Numbers On The Cars’, ‘Behind The Times and ‘This Ain’t My Last Rodeo’.

This appreciation for former generations is mirrored by Riley Green’s frequent celebrations of a slower, less hectic way of life, with Riley widely known to be an avid outdoorsman.

It’s a running joke in the country music community that Riley - whose self-bestowed nickname is ‘Riley Duckman’ - only makes new records as a way of funding his main love: hunting.

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Riley Green is a flag-bearer for ‘Lifestyle Country’, with one of the Alabama native's most visceral and frequently used muses being the front-porch wisdom of his grandfathers. 

Riley Green: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

Alongside the good company of Taylor Swift and Garth Brooks, he’s one of the only recipients of the CMA Pinnacle Award, which recognises artists that will have a “long-term positive impact on the appreciation of country music for generations to come”. 

Chesney is synonymous with the beachside, island-inspired way of life that he champions on anthems such as ‘No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems’, ‘Coastal’, ‘We Do’ and ‘Save It For A Rainy Day’.

But the Tennessee crooner first made his mark on the country charts with a much more traditional-leaning sound that was influenced by the likes of Garth Brooks and George Strait. Chesney’s first five albums were all released during the 90s, and spawned a slew of smooth, rose-tinted hits, such as ‘She’s Got It All’, ‘What I Need To Do’ and ‘You Had Me From Hello’ - along with the hilarious ‘She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy’, which remains one of his go-to encore songs at his live shows.

The first hints at Chesney’s gear shift from the lovelorn ballads of Brooks and Strait to the tropical escapism of Jimmy Buffett emerged on 1999’s ‘How Forever Feels’. Shortly after the turn of the century, Chesney’s new mission statement was concretised in his 2002 quadruple-platinum album, 

From that point on, through his expansive discography and the high-octane live shows that he has become known for, Kenny Chesney has taken ownership of country music’s slow lane, celebrating the joys of island living and removing oneself from the stress of the rat-race. 

It’s a philosophy that has been embraced as a cri-de-coeur for members of his loyal ‘No Shoes Nation’ fan club, with Chesney embodying the modern longing to break free from an accelerating pace of life. For many, this pinpoints the reason why his music feels more relevant than ever today.

 completed a trio of albums that showcased the various facets of his sound. From the rum-drenched, sandbar soundtracks (‘Guitars and Tiki Bars’, ‘When The Sun Goes Down’, ‘Big Star’), and the wistful odes to years gone by (‘I Go Back’, ‘Young’, ‘Live Those Songs’), to the intricate ballads often accompanied by nothing more than a simple acoustic guitar (‘Old Blue Chair’, ‘Be As You Are’, ‘Sherry’s Living In Paradise’, ‘There Goes My Life’).

It’s a recipe that Chesney honed through the remainder of the 2000s and 2010s, racking up a suite of uptempo smash-hits, such as ‘You and Tequila’, ‘Setting the World on Fire’, ‘All the Pretty Girls’, ‘American Kids’, ‘Get Along’ and, more recently, ‘Here and Now’.

While Chesney’s music is notable for its tropical nature, to focus only on this overlooks his unique ability to weave in heart-wrenching tales of love and loss (‘Don’t Blink’, ‘Hemingway’s Whiskey’, ‘Knowing You’), without every straying from his core credo, which is most lucidly expressed in the hook of ‘Happy Does’ (“

Steal a slow dance in a rain storm/And a kiss from who you love/Laugh and live with a half-full cup/Yeah, happy is as happy does

That song featured on Chesney’s most recent album, 

, which he released during the pandemic in 2020. It debuted at No. 1 and became the singer-songwriter's sixteenth Top 10 album.

Kenny Chesney will embark on another nationwide US tour in 2023. His British fans may still be holding out hope for a long-awaited UK tour in order to see him in the flesh, but until then, the Knoxville native’s grinning, sun-kissed face can often be spotted around Holler HQ on one of Maxim’s innumerable Kenny Chesney t-shirts…

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Over the course of nearly three decades, Kenny Chesney has become a four-time CMA Entertainer of the Year, a six-time Grammy nominee, and the holder of 31 No. 1s.

Kenny Chesney: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

An award-winning country songwriter, Tyler Hubbard has enjoyed quite a successful career that includes a dozen years as the frontman of powerhouse country duo Florida Georgia Line, as well as his own glistening solo career.

Alongside Brian Kelley, the pair first met through a worship group while attending Nashville's Belmont University where their shared passion for music and songwriting drew them together. They self-released their debut EP, 

, in 2010, and by 2012, they'd caught the eyes–and ears–of some of Nashville's biggest decision makers.

Culminating in their debut studio album, 

, the record featured their bonafide breakout hit, 'Cruise,' which became a defining song in the bro-country sub-genre and achieved Diamond certification by the RIAA, as well as 'Round Here,' 'Get Your Shine On' and 'Stay.'

Through FGL, Hubbard & Kelley quickly rose to fame, winning the 2013 ACM awards for New Artist of the Year and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year. Continuing over over a decade, the pair were on a crash course of country music success, peppering out one hit album after another and beefing up their discography with standout hits like 'Anything Goes,' 'Sippin' On Fire,' 'May We All,' 'Simple,' ''H.O.L.Y.' and many more.

After a dozen years as one of the leading artists in the format, Florida Georgia Line decided to go on an indefinite hiatus in 2022, leading to Hubbard's pursuit of his solo career. His debut solo EP, 

, spawned the hit single '5 Foot 9,' as well as its infectious title track, leading to his self-titled debut full-length and his highly-anticipated follow-up, 2024's 

Home of all the latest news, information and coverage of Tyler Hubbard on Holler.

Tyler

Tyler Hubbard: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

When he released his first album in 2017, 

, Russell Dickerson emerged as a keystone between the Hip-Hop-infused, party-centric Bro-Country wave that dominated the early 2010s and the sweet Boyfriend Country sound that followed.

In reality, Russell Dickerson fits into neither category, with his distinctive, high-energy aesthetic drawing inspiration from a multiplicity of genres, with the Tennessee native repeatedly stressing his aversion to being sonically boxed in.

Dickerson has frequently collaborated with his fellow contemporary country hitmakers and songwriting buddies, Thomas Rhett and Tyler Hubbard, with the trio releasing the beautifully intricate and thought-provoking musing on a missionary trip to a men’s prison in Nashville, ‘Death Row’, in 2022.

Across the four full-length projects Dickerson has dropped since his debut, he has amassed five No. 1 singles, including the multi-Platinum ‘Yours’ and ‘Blue Tacoma’, and the Platinum ‘Every Little Thing’ and ‘Love You Like I Used To’.

In November 2023, Russell Dickerson picked up his fifth chart-topper at Country Radio, the charming, rose-tinted ode to his wife, ‘God Gave Me A Girl’, taken from the singer-songwriter’s celebrated 2022 self-titled record.

His most recent No. 1 success was accompanied by the release of 

 EP, which epitomised Dickerson’s ability to continually strike a balance between settled-down father-of-two and beer-chugging rockstar.

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, Russell Dickerson emerged as a keystone between the Hip-Hop-infused, party-centric Bro-Country wave that dominated the early 2010s and the sweet Boyfriend Country sound that followed. 

Russell Dickerson: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

Hailing from the Lone Star state of Texas, Flatland Calvary is a six-member country band bringing their unique red dirt sound to the mainstream. 

Consisting of Cleto Cordero (bandleader and lead vocalist), Reid Dillon (guitar), Jonathan Saenz (bass), Jason Albers (drums), Wesley Hall (fiddle) and Adam Gallegos (utility instrumentalist), this crew came together as a band nearly a decade ago during their years at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. As the ever-impressive wordsmith, Cordero also serves as chief songwriter for the group.

Cutting their teeth in Texas dancehalls, their music embraces the sounds of their Texas roots, complete with fiddle licks and lots of twang. This authentic sound, combined with touches of folk and Americana, allows them to forge a path all their own amidst the polished Nashville brand of country.

Flatland has seen several of their songs featured on screen over the last few years, including 'Mountain Song' from the hit TV show 

 and ‘Wool’ featured on the most recent 

They built their fanbase and regional success with their first album, 

 in 2019. However, the group really began to gain traction on a wider scale with 2021's 

, which they put out the following year. 

Flatland Cavalry is currently touring the music of their most recent 2023 album, 

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Flatland Cavalry

Flatland Cavalry: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

There’s something refreshingly laid-back and casual about Ashley Cooke’s distinctive, country-pop sound. However, don’t let her easygoing, off-hand lyricism distract you from the adept storytelling and intricate melodies that underpin some of Cooke’s most streamed songs to date, from her heartwarming 2022 Brett Young duet, ‘Never Til Now’, to her 2023 post-break-up anthem, ‘

The endearingly relaxed air that follows Ashley Cooke around extends to her initial foray into country music. Having written her first song at 11, Cooke made the traditional artist’s pilgrimage to Music City at the age of 18 - only, at this point, she didn’t yet consider herself a country singer-songwriter.

Cooke majored in Communications and Marketing at Nashville’s illustrious Belmont University, which has produced country stars such as Florida Georgia Line, Brad Paisley and Trisha Yearwood. Despite not studying music, Ashley Cooke entered Belmont’s renowned Country Showcase - and won.

This served as the catalyst for the Floridian’s decision to give her burgeoning country music career a chance for one year. This happened to be the year the world shut down for the pandemic, which stifled the careers of many up-and-coming artists.

Yet Ashley Cooke instead saw this as an opportunity to grow her fanbase in a different way, through inventively and effectively utilising TikTok as a means of placing her music in front of new listeners.

Following the viral success of the revamped ‘Never Til Now’, with newly added vocals from Brett Young, Ashley Cooke released her debut EP, 

, in 2022. The project included an array of stellar offerings which zeroed in on Cooke’s conversational, ultra-modern style.

Ashley Cooke will release her hotly anticipated debut double-album, 

, under Big Loud Records and Back Blocks Music, on July 21 2023, featuring fan-favourites such as ‘

’, ‘it's been a year’ and the Colbie Caillat-assisted ‘mean girl’. 

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Don’t let her easygoing, off-hand lyricism distract you from the adept storytelling and intricate melodies that underpin some of Ashley Cooke’s most streamed songs to date, from her heartwarming 2022 Brett Young duet, ‘Never Til Now’, to her 2023 post-break-up anthem, ‘your place’.

Ashley Cooke: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

Baltimore-born singer/songwriter Brittney Spencer grew up singing in church choir, a gospel foundation that has leant itself to the country music she's since crafted. 

Although she studied classical voice as a young girl, in the hopes of attending George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, it was ultimately country that most entranced her. At age 15, a friend introduced her to the genre.  

Spencer moved to Nashville in 2013, where she began singing backing vocals for Carrie Underwood and Christopher Cross, among other artists. All the while, though, she kept writing her own songs and in 2020 she released her debut EP 

Her music garnered praise and led to her Grand Ole Opry debut in May 2021. Spencer has also been named to CMT’s Next Women of Country class of 2021. 

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Brittney

Spencer grew up in a gospel environment early on but with a little nudge from a friend, she found her calling in country music.

Brittney Spencer: News, Songs & Reviews | Holler

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Lydia Farthing is a Nashville-based music journalist and Nashville native who has spent her life immersed in the music industry.

 Magazine, Provident Music Group and Aristo PR, she's always in search of the best concerts and new music, and is an avid supporter of females in the country format.

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